Awesome and Awkward

~Awkward~

~I've been getting a lot of funny calls on my cell phone lately, for example.....

I don't recognize the number but pick up anyway.....

Me: Hello?

silence.....

Me: Heeeeelllllllo???

Guy: Oh, hi.....

I wait for him to say what he wants considering I don't recognize the number or the voice!

Guy: Are you there?

Me: Yep!

Guy: *sigh* I was just wondering if we were still having leftover spaghetti for dinner tonight?

Me: Um, I think you have the wrong number.....

Guy: Oh, well, I hope I can still have leftover spaghetti tonight!

He stays on the line, breathing at me.....

Me: I'm sure you will, bye!

Example Two:

Another unknown number but it has called me three times ion the past few days and I'm tired of ignoring it so I pick up.....

Me: Hello?

long fuzzy pause.....

Automated voice: Please hold while I connect you to a representative.....

 I am forced to listen to annoying hold music for about a minute.....

Automated voice: We are sorry, there is no representative free to take your call, please call back later!

~Awesome~

~Guess who has her taxes done? And is getting a return? (even though she didn't make enough to pay federal taxes?) That's right, meeeeeeeee!!!! =)

~Dr.....Pepper.....Ice.....Cream......BOOYAH!!!!

~Guess what? If you have size 6-8 feet you can fit into the kids shoes at Pay-less!!! No, for realies! I just bought these in a youth 6.....

.....not only are they cheaper then something similar in the adult section, the heels are also shorter which makes me happy! =)

Why Do I?

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!!

Many a person has asked what my fascination with Ireland came from and I can never rightly say! 

Was it the Ireland coffee table book filled with amazing pictures I got from a Pastors wife?

Was it the fact that I love faeries and legends and what place is more steeped with those things then Ireland??

Or maybe that they are deeply religious (Catholic and proud of it!) and still see the magic all around them?

The castles?

The cottages?

I most often tell people it was reading the book Scarlet, the sequel to Gone With the Wind. She spends about half the book in Ireland and while I was already fascinated by Ireland this book really jump started the obsession!

Whatever the reason I am wholeheartedly obsessed with the Emerald Isle and will hopefully one day get to experience this magical, fascinating land for myself!

Some of my favorite books on Ireland.....

This is my FAVORITE Irish author I would highly recommend all of her books! (and there are quite a few!)

Favorite Irish movies.....

A Shine of Rainbows

This being St. Patrick's week (What? You didn't think someone as obsessed with Ireland as I am would only celebrate St. Patrick's Day for one day, did you?) I decided to go ahead and watch this movie that had been lingering in my Netflix queue for awhile now! Added mostly because it took place in Ireland and I knew it even if the story was meh the scenery and accents would be worth it! No need to worry here though, the story was incredibly sweet! In addition, the costumes (and accents, but that goes without saying!) were AMAZING, especially Marie's, I loved her layering and use of color! =)

Here is a synopsis of the movie (stolen from Netflix because as my teachers (Mom and otherwise) will tell you, my book reports tended to be longer then the actual books, summarizing is not a strong suit of mine!)

Ostracized 8-year-old orphan Tomás (John Bell) finds his colorless life transformed after spirited Maire (Connie Nielsen) adopts him and instills in him the confidence to make friends -- and magic -- in this inspirational Irish tale of self-discovery. But the boy's hopes for a bright future are in danger of fading when Maire's husband, Alec (Aidan Quinn), has trouble accepting the withdrawn Tomás.

Her knit wear was fabulous and in such wonderful colors!

At first I though this was a skirt, but then when her coat came off I realized it was a dress with an over-skirt? Would love to know! 

Here is another shot of this outfit before her (splendid) coat comes off, see the high-low hem? Love it!

The petticoat just peeking out the bottom is a sure way to make me love on outfit!

The other costumes were just as wonderful!

How could you not love a guy in a fishermen sweater smoking a pipe? I ask you, who could resist? ;-)

Never Say Never

I am a bad one for making I will never type statements and then somewhere along the road having to eat humble pie as I am doing what I said I never ever would do!

For example.....

I will never wear a thumb ring, they are so stupid..... 

I will never cut my hair short again.....

I will never like coffee.....

.....and the list goes on and on, pierced ears, high heels, eating onions, mushrooms, liking to drive ect ect ect!

And most recently.....

I will never watch Courageous.....

Last night I was at a friends house and guess what we watched? I even had a pretty legitimate out if I wanted it, but did I take it? Nope, I did not! 

Things I liked:

These two guys had it pretty together already, and I loved their family dynamics!

It was much funnier then I expected and my favorite part?

And like I've mentioned before, I agreed with the message of the movie and wouldn't have a problem if my husband wanted to sign the Resolution! But, my ORIGINAL REASONS  for not wanting to watch the movie still stand even after reading the book, The Resolution for Women and seeing the movie!

There was only one thing I didn't like and to tell you the truth it really bugged me.....

My biggest problem with the movie is that except for two or three, all of the bad guys were black. Um, what's up with that Sherwood Pictures?!?

It was a really good movie and I would recommend it to anyone, with a cation to those among us who are female.....do NOT get unrealistic expectations and try to "help" (aka force, nag, hen peck ect ect ect.....) your husband into watching, acting upon this movie. It just won't turn out good!

Welcome to.....

.....the 400th post on this little ol' blog of mine! 

It started out as The Life and Times on March 16, 2009 and switched fairly soon after to the current name of Not All Who Wander Are Lost and thus it has stayed!

(I keep trying to get this as my header, but can't get it to fit right!)

Let us take a little trip down memory lane, shall we?

FIRST POST

In which I compare my relationship with God to that of my pink fuzzy slippers!

FIRST POST WITH A PICTURE AND A COMMENT!

Which is also my first outfit photo!

100th POST

In which I ponder the effects of having an overactive imagination and a crossroads in my life!

200th POST

One of my first fashion events, so fun!

300th POST

Awkward and Awesome!

.....and that brings us to the current post of 400th!!!!

In looking back I realized that I have changed from mostly writing (aka rambling) focused posts to fashion/this is what's going on in my life posts. I still throw in the odd opinion piece now and again, just to keep thing interesting! After all a girl has to have some place to air her often times against the flow views! ;-)

 

~Awkward~

~Speaking of, sorry if the last Awkward and Awesome post offended anyone, I seemed to have ruffled some feathers and three people stopped following my blog within hours of posting.....I don't take back or regret anything I said, but I am sorry it seemed to have offended a few people!

~Awesome~
~I got to see the sequel to Phantom of the Opera!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was REALLY good and the music was amazing! The Phantom was a non-sissy sounding tenor (which is surprisingly hard to find, or maybe warble-ly males are the only ones who try out for Broadway.....) he could hit the high notes without sounding like a girl and didn't sound like he was about to burst into tears every time he sang. And Christine was just as amazing, a very pure soprano, and again the vibrato was there, but not so much that you couldn't tell what she was singing!

It was a movie made of a live production, but they had designed the production to be filmed, so it wasn't just a bunch of long shots from abve the audience.

There was also interviews with Andrew Lloyd Weber and some of the cast before the show started, my Mom and sister didn't really like that part, but trivia buff that I am, I loved it!

I will freely admit to tearing up a few times, all in all it was an amazing follow up to the original and if you ever get the chance you should definitely go and see it!

And if you look up videos on youtube of it (which you totally should if you are a fan AT all!) make sure to watch the ones from the Melbourne production!

Tar don pháirtí Blag!!

.....Or come to the blog party for those of you who can't read Gaelic! (Not that I can, sad day, I just am handy with Google translate!)* squeal* How could I pass up an Irish themed blog party? Click on the picture above to get more info and I will be seeing you me lassies at the party! ;-)

Awkward and Awesome

~Awkward~

~Add a laptop bag and a Starbucks cup and you would have me this morning.....don't worry, I managed to save the coffee.....oh, and the laptop is fine too! ;-)

~Being happy I was SICK and barfing all Sunday night because that means that I didn't have a hangover....I'd had more alcohol before and had been fine. So, I was  a little confused, hence the happiness at realizing I was sick! Because I do have to admit, getting drunk, just once, is on my bucket list and I thought it was a little unfair I skipped the supposedly "fun" part and went right for the feeling sick part! TMI? Well, this IS the awkward section! ;-)

~The kids I nanny for got sent home with lice this week....cue the head scratching and frantic hairline checking please!!! =P

~Google image searching "face plant in the snow" no matter how I combined those words the same picture of a man with a horrendously bloody nose came up *SHUDDER* 

~Awesome~

~As mentioned in THIS POST I am not going to see Courageous for what I still think are valid reasons, one of them being I feel they need to pick on us women for a change. Well, while it's not a movie and it doesn't seem like it's going to as hard on us gals as I would like, it is a step in the right direction! I haven't read it yet, but am going to soon!  

The Resolution for Women

~As you might have gathered, we finally have some snow! And even though I hate driving in it, I do still love the snow! =)

~I rediscovered a favorite show of mine this week (yeah Hulu Plus!) It's amazing how much more sense it makes starting from the first episode and being 15 or so years (yikes!) older then the last time I was watching it!

~I found THIS VIDEO and yes I have watched it three times and yes I am trying to commit it to memory! ;-)